Nazi Control and dictatorship Flashcards
Gleichschaltung
Hitler’s attempt to bring German society into line with Nazi philosophy
German Labour Front (DAF)
Set up to replace Trade Unions
Dachau
First concentration camp
Centralisation
Germany had been divided into districts called Lander. Now Germany was run from Belin alone
Purge
To get rid of opposition
Night of the Long Knives
Removal of internal and external opposition
Sicherheitsdienst (SD)
The intelligence body of the Nazi Party
Concordat
In July 1933 the Pope agreed to stay out of political matters if the Nazis did not interfere with Catholic affairs
Edelweiss Pirates and Swing Youth
Groups who opposed the Hitler Youth
Confessional Church
Followed traditional German Protestantism and refused to allow the Nazification of religion. Led by Pastor Martin Niemoller
Mit Brennender Sorge (With Burning Concern)
The Pope wrote to priests in Germany about his concerns over the Nazi attempts to control religion